What You Need to Know about your Federal Employees’ Retirement System Benefits for Special Retirement Covered Positions – $16.95 per copy + S/H

Information Covered in the book:

• Three Sources of Retirement Income
  FERS Basic Benefits
  Annuity Supplement Social Security
  Thrift Savings Plan
• When You Can Retire
• Service Computation Dates
  Leave
  Retirement
  Hazardous Duty Retirement
• Calculation of High-3 Average Salary
• Deposit/Redeposit/Military Deposit Rules for and Consequences of Not Taking Action
• Credit for Sick Leave
• Lump Sum Annual Leave Payment
• Benefit Formula
• COLA Rules
• Survivor’s Benefits Death-in-Service
  Not Work Related
  Work Related
• Survivor’s Benefits Elections at Retirement
  Cost
  Benefit
  Considerations
• Disability Benefits
• Federal Taxes
• State Taxes
• Health Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Care
  • Limited Expense
  • Dependent Care
• High Deductible Health Plans with Health Savings Accounts
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Federal Employee’s Group Life Insurance
• Designation of Beneficiaries
• Annuity Supplement
  When Payable
  How Computed
  Earnings Test
• Thrift Savings Plan
  Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional/Tax-Deferred TSP
  Contribution Rules
  Investment Option
  Managing your Account
  Withdrawal Options
  Tax Implications
  Catch-up Provisions
• Social Security Provisions
  Full Retirement Age
  Quarters of Coverage
  Earnings Test
• Rules of Reemployment in Federal Government